InQUIZition - Charles Harvey

There, but for the grace of God, go the wrong answers
Rack your brain and stretch your knowledge.

1. Which of these following is a biblical literary device that often has a moral to the story? a) prophecy b) psalm c) parable d) prosthesis

2. The traditional official name of the "Hail Mary" is a) the Ave Maria b) the Angelic Salutation c) the Magnificat d) the Marian Doxology

3. Which two of the following Sundays in the middle of Advent and Lent are respites in the penitential spirit of those seasons and formerly called for rose-colored vestments? a) Gaudete b) Laetare c) Quinquagesima d) Quasimodo

4. Which attribute of God do theologians speak of as being "above all His works"? a) love b) mercy c) justice d) patience

5. King David's father was a) Boaz b) Absalom c) Jesse d) Enrique

6. Which of the following names from Scripture is not a name for the devil or a demon? a) Isacharon b) Ataxerxes c) Moloch d) Asmodeus

7. In traditional Catholic piety, the title "Ark of the Covenant" refers to a) Jesus b) Mary c) St. Michael the Archangel d) Lucifer

8. St. John the Baptist's desert diet never really seemed to catch on. In part it consisted of a) green acorns b) wild lentils c) locusts d) trail mix and slim jims

9. Zebedee's sons were a) Peter and Andrew b) James and John c) Simon and Jude d) Matthew and Mark

10. This document is a summary of the teachings of the Twelve Apostles and was compiled by Christians in the late first and early second centuries a) the Shepherd of Hermas b) the Apostles' Creed c) the Didache d) the Synecdoche

11. Jonah the prophet was sent by God to warn which of these cities? a) Tyre b) Sidon c) Nineveh d) Sodom

12. Bartimeus, mentioned in the Gospels, was a) a leper b) a paralytic c) a blind man d) a midget tax collector

13. The Latin phrase "per omnia saecula saeculorum" means a) thy will be done b) the reign of God is at hand c) the new world order is for all d) throughout all ages

14. Who is credited with having exclaimed, "There, but for the grace of God go I"? a) St. Augustine b) King David c) St. Jerome d) St. Philip Neri

15. Which of these famous Greek philosophers did St. Thomas Aquinas "Christianize" by systematizing and integrating elements of his work with Christian truth? a) Homer b) Aristotle c) Plato d) Socrates

16. St. Matthew's occupation before Christ called him as an Apostle was a) physician b) scribe c) tax collector d) bounty hunter

17. Which of the following men's mother-in-law was healed by Christ a) the Roman Centurion b) St. Peter c) St. John d) St. James the Greater

18. The biblical account of Jesus Christ changing Saul's name to Paul is found in a) 1 Corinthians b) Acts c) Galatians d) none of these

19. The Dominican Order was founded by a) St. Thomas Aquinas b) St. Dominic Guzman c) St. Bonaventure d) St. Albert the Great

20. The Arabic word "Islam" can be translated into English as a) Listen to me! b) Recite! c) Submission d) Promise Keepers

Answers: 1. c 2. b 3.a & b 4.b 5. c 6. b 7. b 8. c 9. b 10. c 11. c 12. c 13. d 14. d 15. b 16. c 17. b 18. d 19. b 20. c